2018 EE Rising Star Award: Get to know this year’s nominees

The have been announced – and it’s one of the strongest lists in recent memory, as a bunch of breakout new talents find the recognition and showcases they deserve.

The only award at the EE British Academy Film Awards … Read More

7 reasons why we are still watching Friends

How do you get 2018 off to a good start? Watch a TV show from 24 years ago. That’s Netflix’s approach, anyway, as it rings in the new year with the addition of Friends. Yes, Friends, the one with the … Read More

Top 17 TV shows of 2017

2017 has been a year that has seen the very meaning of the word “television” change, from the BBC’s shift towards box set releases to Twin Peaks’ unique, 18-hour return being crowned the best film of the year among David … Read More

Top 25 films of 2017

2017 has been a fantastic year – well, for movie lovers, anyway. With Netflix and Amazon going head-to-head at the Oscars, MUBI, Shudder and Curzon providing digital platforms for arthouse and genre titles, and filmmakers such as Bong Joon-ho given … Read More

What’s on UK TV this Christmas? Your 2017 catch-up guide

Christmas is here – and so is the age-old battle for the remote control in the living room. Except that these days, Britain has put the strictly scheduled past behind them. Now, we use catch-up services to keep up-to-date with … Read More

The Grand Tour: What Season 2 needs to get back on track

This Friday sees Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May screech back onto our screens for Season 2 of Amazon’s The Grand Tour. After the first season’s uneven run, we look at the seven improvements the show needs to get … Read More

Stranger Things 2: Spotting the 70s and 80s references and influences

It’s been several weeks since Stranger Things re-entered our lives and it’s safe to say that the majority of us devoured the retrospective spectacle within just a few short days (read along with our reviews of each episode). After the … Read More

Netflix and Amazon: Friend or foe to British TV?

Netflix, Amazon and other online streaming services could spell bad news for British TV, the BBC has warned this week, as funding in homegrown productions face a “serious threat”.

The rise of streaming platforms has been both a boon and … Read More

Jim Hopper dancing in Stranger Things wins the Internet

Netflix’s Stranger Things returned last weekend for Season 2, drawing a reported 15 million viewers in its opening three days alone. Some binge-watched their way through the whole thing in a matter of hours, others are still savouring each episode … Read More

5 reasons why the BBC’s Robot Wars reboot works

Robot Wars. Everyone’s favourite TV show about giant mechanical monsters beating each other to a pulp in Glasgow. The best thing about it? The monsters actually exist. In fact, they’re built by normal people across the country in their garages … Read More